# Charity direct mail increases by 5%

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/09/18/charity-direct-mail-increases-5/
- Published: 2002-09-18T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Charities sent about 266 million items of direct mail in 2001, a five per cent increase
on the previous year.
According to the Direct Mail Information Service, charities’
accounted for 7.2% of all consumer direct mail by volume in 2001. This was more 
than utility companies (5.6%). The charity sector ranked fourth by volume, behind
the financial sector (35.3%), mail order firms (13.6%) and store card providers (
9.9%).

Read “Charity use of direct mail up by five per cent” at Professional Fundraising.

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